Quotes by Elizabeth Meriwether

About Elizabeth Meriwether:

Elizabeth Meriwether is an American playwright and screenwriter, television showrunner, producer, and writer. She is known for the 2010 play Oliver Parker!, the 2011 romantic comedy film No Strings Attached, and the sitcom New Girl for Fox, starring Zooey Deschanel.
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I had this temp receptionist job in New York, and I kind of hated it, and in the morning I would come out of the subway and just walk along the New York streets with all these people around me and kind of sing to myself. Like, 'She's gonna make it!'

Elizabeth Meriwether

There are a lot of women screenwriters, but they are obviously outnumbered by men. And it still is a very much male-dominated industry.

Elizabeth Meriwether

If women ran Hollywood, 'The Hollywood Reporter' would have a 'Men in Entertainment' issue every year, and those jerks would have to write something.

Elizabeth Meriwether

I just want to keep writing characters who are interesting and complicated people and interesting roles for women, in TV or film or in theater. I think that's like my 'Blues Brothers' mission.

Elizabeth Meriwether

People want to put women in one box, and I'm interested in how women can be everything at once.

Elizabeth Meriwether

Author Bio

  • NameElizabeth Meriwether
  • DescriptionPlaywright, screenwriter, television producer and writer
  • AliasesLiz Meriwether
  • Born1981
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Playwright